From 7a0786e7db9bb48a3f9745f5e631dddcb95f4019 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:43:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document new features of Rmail * doc/emacs/rmail.texi (Rmail Summary Edit, Rmail Deletion): Document new behavior of 'd' and 'C-d' with numeric argument. (Rmail Display): Document the rendering of HTML MIME parts. --- doc/emacs/rmail.texi | 27 +++++++++++++++++---------- etc/NEWS | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi index 6e2a60b6378..bf8258add45 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi @@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ current message and select another. @kbd{d} messages already deleted, while @kbd{C-d} (@code{rmail-delete-backward}) moves to the previous nondeleted message. If there is no nondeleted message to move to in the specified direction, the message that was just -deleted remains current. @kbd{d} with a prefix argument is equivalent -to @kbd{C-d}. Note that the Rmail summary versions of these commands -behave slightly differently (@pxref{Rmail Summary Edit}). +deleted remains current. A numeric prefix argument serves as a repeat +count, to allow deletion of several messages in a single command. A +negative argument reverses the meaning of @kbd{d} and @kbd{C-d}. @c mention other hooks, e.g., show message hook? @vindex rmail-delete-message-hook @@ -974,13 +974,11 @@ different lines. It doesn't matter what Emacs command you use to move point; whichever line point is on at the end of the command, that message is selected in the Rmail buffer. - Almost all Rmail commands work in the summary buffer as well as in the -Rmail buffer. Thus, @kbd{d} in the summary buffer deletes the current -message, @kbd{u} undeletes, and @kbd{x} expunges. (However, in the -summary buffer, a numeric argument to @kbd{d}, @kbd{C-d} and @kbd{u} -serves as a repeat count. A negative argument reverses the meaning of -@kbd{d} and @kbd{C-d}. Also, if there are no more undeleted messages in -the relevant direction, the delete commands go to the first or last + Almost all Rmail commands work in the summary buffer as well as in +the Rmail buffer. Thus, @kbd{d} in the summary buffer deletes the +current message, @kbd{u} undeletes, and @kbd{x} expunges. (However, +in the summary buffer, if there are no more undeleted messages in the +relevant direction, the delete commands go to the first or last message, rather than staying on the current message.) @kbd{o} and @kbd{C-o} output the current message to a FILE; @kbd{r} starts a reply to it; etc. You can scroll the current message while remaining in the @@ -1224,6 +1222,15 @@ tagline (except for buttons for other actions, if there are any). Type the undecoded @acronym{MIME} data. With a prefix argument, this command toggles the display of only an entity at point. +@vindex rmail-mime-prefer-html + If the message has an @acronym{HTML} @acronym{MIME} part, Rmail +displays it in preference to the plain-text part, if Emacs can render +@acronym{HTML}@footnote{ +This capability requires that Emacs be built with @file{libxml2} +support or that you have the Lynx browser installed.}. To prevent +that, and have the plain-text part displayed instead, customize the +variable @code{rmail-mime-prefer-html} to a @code{nil} value. + To prevent Rmail from handling MIME decoded messages, change the variable @code{rmail-enable-mime} to @code{nil}. When this is the case, the @kbd{v} (@code{rmail-mime}) command instead creates a diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 44686645a83..24c7ab81115 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -720,9 +720,11 @@ alternatives to currently visited manuals. ** Rmail ++++ *** The Rmail commands d, C-d and u take optional repeat counts to delete or undelete multiple messages. ++++ *** Rmail can now render HTML mail messages if your Emacs was built with libxml2 or if you have the Lynx browser installed. By default, Rmail will display the HTML version of a mail message that has both HTML and -- 2.39.2